ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Annual Picnic and Barbecue
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: No scheduled speaker
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Toyohashi will hold its annual May barbecue and picnic at the usual place, in Takashi Ryokuchi Park. Everyone is welcome - guests and visitors - and we would ask you to bring something to eat and drink.

Phonics: Why and How
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Warner
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: This presentation looks at the reading process, and the importance of the English Alphabetic code. The presenter will compare different methods of teaching reading, and will demonstrate how to use Linguistic Phonics in the EFL classroom.

Differences Between Public Schools in Japan and the United States
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Amiena Mahsoob
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: Many teachers in Japan instinctively know that teaching techniques in the United States and Japan are different, but how and why are they different? This seminar will provide context for some of the key differences between public schools in Japan and the United States.

Increase Students' Interest and Motivation by Drawing More
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ray Goering
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Vision is the strongest sense, especially in Japanese culture. We rely on it most heavily in our interpretation of the world around us.

Japanese Public Elementary School Life and International School Life: How Do They Compare?
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Amanda Gillis-Furutaka
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Parents with children approaching school age face many important decisions about their children's education. The first of these is often whether to send their child to the local Japanese school or to an international school.

Choice by Choice: A Workshop on Curriculum Design
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Timothy Buthod, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Timothy Buthod will walk participants through the decisions he made when he design a language course for students to learn presentation skills. At each step, participants will reflect on what they would do in that situation.

English Activities Exchange
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Various local teachers
Organization: ETJ Shizuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Over 20 activities that can be immediately applied to your classroom will be presented by various teachers from around Shizuoka. These are activities that the instructors want to share and are time tested, and work! Whether you teach large classes or one-to one lessons, children or adults, beginners or advanced students, the will be activities demonstrated for every situation and every type of learner.